Belt buckle



A. MAE.

BELT BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED Aus.4, I92I.

Patented Aug. 11, 1922..

ANTON MAE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed August 4, 1921.

To all w hom t may concern Be it known that l, A N'roN Man, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Haven. in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eel't Buckles; and I do declare the following 'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to .make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements iu buckles and niore particularly to those coni-- nionly used on belts, the object being to provide an exceptionally siinpie and inexpensive buckle, yet lone which will be highly efficient and desirable.

Vith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subiect rnatter hereinafter described and claimed, the descriptive matter' being supplemented by the acconr panying drawings.

Figure l is a front elevation of a belt buckle constructed in accordance with niy invention showing its application to a belt.

Figure Q, is a lower edge view of the parts shown in Fig. l.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view as indicated by line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Figure et is a plan view of the sheet metal blank from which the buckle is formed.

Figures and G are vertical transverse sectional viewsindicated by lines :SM5 and 6---6 respectively of Fig. l.

ln the drawings above briefly described, the numeral l designates a comparatively flat open-ended sleeve which is preferably forined from the single metal plate shown in Fig. Ll, the ends Q and 3 of said plate being disposed in overlapping relation as shown clearly in Figs. 5 and 6, these overlapping ends being preferably located at. the lower edge of the sleeve so to be obscured from view when the belt is being worn. lllhile any preferred means may be employed for connecting the ends 2 and 3 with each other, l prefer to provide the fornier with notches 1l located at the ends of the sleeve l., said notches receiving lugs which are bent froin the end @ne end of the front wall of the sleeve l is provided with an integral centrally located tongue .6 While the opposite end of the back wall is formed with a, similar Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 489,814.

tongue 7, both of said tongues being by preference curved to approximately the extent shown in `Figs. 2 and 3.

The sleeve l is adapted to receive the overlapped ends of a belt or other strap 8 as illustrated niost clearly in Fig. 3, one end of said belt having an opening 9 adapted to receive the tongue 7, while the other end of the belt is formed with a plurality of openings l0, any one of which may receive the tongue 6.

y inserting one end of the belt through the sleeve l. and connecting it with the tongue 7 and then inserting the other end of the belt and engaging it with the tongue 6, an effective connection is provided loetween the two ends of the belt and it will be readily seen that this connection may be released whenever desired.

Since excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, these details Yare preferably followed. It is to be understood, however, that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be niade. Furthermore, while no ornamentation is shown on the sleeve l, it is to be understood that the front side thereof may be engraved or otherwise ornamented as may be desired.

l claim:

l. A buckle comprising a comparatively flat openended sheet inetal sleeve adapted to receive overlapping strap ends, one end of the back wall of said sleeve and the other end of the front wall thereof each having an integral tongue, said tongues being adapted for reception in openings in the strap ends and being extended obliquely inward from said walls with their free ends spaced outwardly in a longitudinal direction froni the ends of the sleeve.

2. A. buckle comprising a comparatively flat open-ended sleeve formed of a single sheet of metal with its ends in overlapped relation, one of said ends having notches at the ends of the sleeve, the other end having lugs bent into said notches, one end of the front wall of said sleeve and the other end of the back wall thereof being provided with integral tongues adapted for reception in openings of the strap ends.

ln testimony whereof l havey hereunto set ANTON MAE.

-rny hand.

Patented Aug., l, i922. 

